Paper dispenser



June 29 1926.

- 1,590,530 J. F. LEIDECKER PAPER DISPENSER Filed Nov. 9, 1922 ATTORNEYPatented June 29, 1926.

nmran STATES.

JOHN 33. LEIDEGKER} OF A LAM EDA', CALIFORNIA.

PARER DISPENSER.

Application filed November My invention is.- an improved paperdispensing device.

The main difficulty in dispensing rolled paper isthat the loose end cannot be readily grasped. The roll often turns so that the loose end is atthe rear away fromthe wrapper and it requires considerable time to'turnit in the proper'position so that a sheet may be torn off.

The object of my invention is to provide a dispensing device wherein theend of the paper is always readily accessible.

C ther objects are to provide a dispenser which issimple inconstruction, inexpensive to manufacture and efficient. in operation.

In the drawing I have shown one formof my invention, but it may beembodied in other forms and in this specification and appended claims, Iwish to cover my invention in whatever form it maybe embodied.

Referring to the drawing: 6

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved paper dispensing device.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Figure 8 is a side view of the same with the side plate removed.

Referring more particularly to-the drawing, the numerals l and: 2indicate a pair of upright roll supporting posts which. are joined atthe top by a horizontal bar 3 and secured their baseto a suitablesurface. Detachably mounted on the posts 1 and 2 is paper guide frame 4which comprises side walls 5 and 6. The-walls 5 and 6 are secured to theposts 1 and 2 at their lower end by bolts extending throiurh ears 7 and5% on the walls 5 and Grespectively andinto the posts 1 and 2. The walls5 and 6 are secured at their upper end to a horizontal mounting bar 9which has a groove 10 formed therein for the reception of the bar 3. Bythis means the frame 4 is securely mounted on the roll supporting posts.

The front wall 11 of the frame 4 has the inner surface inclined slightlyinwardly as at 12 to prevent the paper from binding as will be laterdescribed. A knife 13 is mounted on. the lower edge of the wall 11against which the paper is torn.

A downwardly inclined guide plate 14 is mounted between the sides 5 and6 and e:-;- tends from the bar 9 to adjacent the lower ed ge of thefront wall 11, leaving an opening 15 for the passage of the paper.

A roller 16 is mounted on a bale 17 near the top and rear of the frame4. The bale 9, 1922. Serial No. 599,795.

17 is journaled in the sides 5 and 6 and counter weights 1 8 and 19 aresuspended. to said bale below the journals to keep the bale in a normalvertical position. The bale works through slots 20 and 21 in the plate14'.

Vertical guide rods 22 depend from the upper end of the plate 14 and arider 23 is positioned between them and restsupon the paper. roll'24which" is journaled intheuprights 1v and-2. The rider 23 actsas a. brakeagainst the paper to prevent it. from* une winding any faster thandesired.

A tensionv plate 24 lies on'the bar 9 under whichthe'paper is threaded,thence over the roller 16 and down through the opening 15. As the endofthe paper is pulled the tension against the roller 16 causesit to swingforwardly as shown-in dotted'linesin-Figure The path of the paperthrough the frame a has thus been increased. When the paper is torn onthe knife l3-with the roller in the forward position the tension on thepaper is released and: the weights 18 and 19 swing the roller 16 to itsnormal rear position,

allowing the paper. to lie along theplate 14 7 which'isashort'erdistance to the opening 15 than when the roller is" swungforwardly and the surplus paper protrudes from the said opening to forma ready hold when a further supply of paper is. requiredi,

The slack producing mechanism and the mechanical method of causingasla-ckmay be adapted to feeding webs of'paper or other material,whichhavean intermittent feed; andmay beused in machinery where'a slackis necessary as in motion picture cameras and projectures, certain typesof bagmaking machinesand soforth. In" which case the cutterknife 13would be omitted, the bar 9 and the opening 15 would function as in andout guide members respectively. The roller 16 does not function as afree rotating roller to allow easy passage of the paper but has acertain amount of friction on the web to pull the paper when undertension and drawnt-o the position shown dotted in Figure 3.

The method of operation is to allow the loose untensioned paper to havea short path between the in and out guides, which may be likened toresting on the base of a triangle 1a; and when the web is tensioned andpulled the carrier roller 16 draws the web to follow the upper andvertical sides of the triangle as shown in Figure 3. Thus when thetension is released the roller 16 swings back to the position adjacentthe base 14, the web drops on the base; and the two sides of thetriangle being longer than the third the surplus paper projects beyondthe out guide 15 as a slack.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. Dispensing means for a roll of paper revolvably mounted on ahorizontal axis comprising a horizontal guide edge spaced from the rolland lying substantially in the horizontal plane of the axis thereof anda yoke pivoted between the guide edge and the roll having weightsassociated with the free ends thereof so as to normally occupy avertical position with the base of the yoke presented higher than theroll of paper so as to swing forward with the paper for abnormallyincreasing the unrolled length thereof when the paper is advanced overthe guide edge. 7

2. Dispensing means for a roll of paper revolvably mounted on ahorizontal axis comprising a horizontal guide edge spaced from the rolland lying substantially in the horizontal plane of the axis thereof anda yoke pivoted between the guide edge and the roll having weightsassociated with the free ends thereof so as to normally occupy avertical position with the base of the yoke presented higher than theroll of paper and guide means frictionally engaging the paper rearwardlyof the base of the yoke.

3. A dispensing device for a revolvably mounted roll of paper comprisinga horizontal guide edge mounted in front of the roll and spacedtherefrom, and a yoke pivoted between the roll and the guide having itspivot disposed below the roll axis and its base higher than the roll andhaving means associated therewith for normally holding the same in avertical position.

4;. A vertical frame allowing a roll of paper to be revolvably mountedtherein, side walls extending forwardly from the frame, a substantiallyvertical front wall between the side walls and spaced from the roll, aslanting intermediate wall descending from 5. A vertical frame allowinga roll of paper to be revolvably mounted therein, side walls extendingforwardly from the frame, a substantially vertical front wall betweenthe side walls and spaced from the roll, a slanting intermediate walldescending from the top of the frame toward the lower edge of the frontwall so as to form a slot there with allowing a strip of paper to beguided over the top of the frame and between the intermediate and frontwalls and through the said slot and a yoke pivoted to engage theunderside of the paper between the intermediate and front walls so as tobe swung forwardly toward the front wall when the paper is pulled on.

6. A vertical frame allowing a roll of paper to be revolvably mountedtherein, side walls extending forwardly from the frame, a substantiallyvertical front wall between the side walls and spaced from the roll, aslanting intermediate wall descending from the top of the frame towardthe lower edge of the front wall so as to form a slot therewith allowinga strip of paper to be guided over the top of the frame and between theintermediate and front walls and through the said slot and a yokepivoted to engage the underside of the paper between the intei' mediateand front walls so as to be swung forwardly toward the front wall whenthe paper is pulled on, the said yoke having means for returning thesame to an initial position associated therewith.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN F. LEIDECKER.

